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GRAVE DIGGER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Highland Farewell' Video Shoot
Behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot for "Highland Farewell", a brand new song from German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER, can be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "The Clans Will Rise Again", which will be released in Europe on October 1 via Napalm Records. The CD was...September 6, 2010
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U.K. Vicar Hits Headlines, Defends SLAYER And BLACK SABBATH
Earlier this week a British cleric, Reverend Rachel Mann of St. Nicholas's in Burnage, Manchester, hit the national headlines because of an article she wrote in the Church Times. In the article she stated that Christians have much to learn from the "liberative theology of darkness" on which heavy me...September 3, 2010
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MUSTAINE: I Have A Hard Time Saying I'm Christian Because So Many Christians Are Hypocrites
Sean McCourt of San Francisco Bay Guardian recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his newly published autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir": "I'm very excited about it, because when I initially set out to wri...September 2, 2010
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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'At The Edge Of Time' First-Week Sales Revealed
"At The Edge Of Time", the tenth studio album from German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN, sold around 4,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 108 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 1 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) cha...September 1, 2010
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BLIND GUARDIAN Guitarist Interviewed At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
HeavyWorlds.com conducted an interview with guitarist André Olbrich of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. BLIND GUARDIAN's tenth studio album, "At The Edge...August 30, 2010
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GRAVE DIGGER: New Song Available For Streaming
"Hammer Of The Scots", a brand new song from German power metallers GRAVE DIGGER, is available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the band's new album, "The Clans Will Rise Again", which will be released in Europe on October 1 via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded between...August 26, 2010
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BLIND GUARDIAN: New Audio Interview With HANSI KÜRCH
On August 20, 2010, Anthony Morgan of Lucem Fero conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Kürch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. BLIND GUARDIAN's tenth studio album, "At The Edge Of Time", has entered the German Media Control chart at pos...August 21, 2010
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LORD: 'Return Of The Tyrant' EP Details Revealed
Australian melodic metallers LORD will release a new EP, "Return Of The Tyrant", later in the year. Commented LORD mainmain Lord Tim: "Finally we can release all of the details about our forthcoming EP, 'Return Of The Tyrant', that will be out in the next few weeks. For something that started out as...August 20, 2010
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SONISPHERE Storms BT DIGITAL MUSIC AWARDS Nominations
Having asserted its position as the world's largest touring rock festival and achieved sell-out status for the U.K. leg at Knebworth in just its second year, Sonisphere is now gaining high recognition in the digital realm. As an exceptional case, Sonisphere is the only brand to have gained two short...August 19, 2010
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RAGE With LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA: Footage From ROCK HARD Festival Available
Professionally filmed video footage of RAGE's performance with the LINGUA MORTIS ORCHESTRA at this year's installment of the Rock Hard festival — which was held May 21-23, 2010 at the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany — can be viewed at this location (courtesy of WDR's [German public TV] series...August 16, 2010
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ANTHRIEL: 'The Pathway' Release Moved Up A Month
Finnish progressive metal outfit ANTHRIEL will release its debut album, "The Pathway", on September 17 via Lion Music. The CD was produced by Timo Niemistö and was mixed by Jussi Kulomaa at MSTR Studio. The mastering duties were handled by Henkka Niemistö at Chartmakers. The album cover art and layo...August 13, 2010
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BLIND GUARDIAN Frontman Interviewed By INFERNAL MASQUERADE
Infernal Masquerade webzine recently conducted an interview with vocalist Hansi Kürsch of German power metallers BLIND GUARDIAN. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. BLIND GUARDIAN's tenth studio album, "At The Edge Of Time", has entered the German Media Control chart at posi...August 12, 2010
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IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, RONNIE JAMES DIO Honored At Germany's METAL HAMMER Awards
The German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine celebrated the second edition of its annual awards at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held August 5-7 in Wacken, Germany. The winner in each category was chosen via an online vote, a musicians' jury, and the Metal Hammer staff. Some of...August 11, 2010
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GOTTHARD Singer's Guardian Angel
Vocalist Steve Lee of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD has released the following statement: "I want to inform you that I have been involved in a horrible car crash in Italy on Saturday, August 7 while I was on my way home from a little vacation. A car crashed into us on the motorway near Firenze, ...August 11, 2010
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BLIND GUARDIAN: 'At The Edge Of Time' Enters German Chart At No. 2
BLIND GUARDIAN's tenth studio album, "At The Edge Of Time", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 2 — the band's strongest chart showing ever in its home country. Commented vocalist Hansi Kürsch: "Unbelievable. With each new record we get closer to the top and I am quite happy t...August 11, 2010